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A survey was held in a school of 100 girl students in a remote corner of India, where the surveyor asked "if both you and your brother have to go to school and let's assume there is some urgent work at home, who will be made to stay back?" Every single student in the class answered that they- the girl child would be asked to stay home. Probing further the surveyor asked if there were any exceptions, his only answer was stunned silence.

He dreamt of a world where all children have a safe environment to grow up in, get proper nutrition and have access to medical help. With a mission in his mind and determination in his eyes, our superhero put on his bright pink tutu and ran like the wind.

Mobility is one word that makes a big difference. It is defined by one's ability to move or be moved freely and easily. It allows you to travel, at will, from one place to another, thus enriching all the other aspects of your existence. Your work, livelihood, freedom and quality of life highly depend on it. Freedom of both, the mind and body is threatened and the very idea of self is fractured for individuals who are immobile, handicapped or amputated.

Do you know Pratima Devi aka 'Amma'? She's a mother to more than 400 stray dogs, also called as 'The Dog Lady Of Delhi'. Did we mention she's a rag-picker and despite of making Rs. 7,000 in a month single handedly manages to feed them, bathe them & of course shower them with a lot of unadulterated love. Read how the collaboration of a bank and filmmaker led to something beautiful.

Cancer is stubborn and unforgiving. Sometimes after giving it your all and conquering it once, it comes back to get you. Even if some of us manage to gather the strength and willpower to look the disease in the eye, how do we manage the finances after it has already drained you off your savings the last time?

We all follow Humans of Bombay, that amazing page on Facebook that features some of the most heart-warming stories from every corner of India's city of dreams, where anything is possible! The page lets us enter lives, even if only for a minute and feel connected! They did something that made us love them even more.

It's said that if you want something hard enough, somehow, it just gets done. This comes close to explaining why two college friends who met 10 years ago, stayed in touch all this while and made something beautiful happen.

Medical situations are very stressful emotionally as well as financially with bills piling up every day. You have to pay for the treatment, medicines, scans and let's not forget the every day hospital charges! At this moment, you need as much as monetary support as you can get. Suren's story shows us why asking your social circles of friends and family for help is the most rewarding.

Every headline and article we read on rapes and sexual assaults leaves us sad, angry and helpless. We all collectively work towards getting laws changed, installing strict security systems in place, preparing women to fight the situation. These are all preventive measures, Nilima Achwal- founder of iEsha put a finger on a deeper, subliminal problem. Read about how she raised funds to reconstruct minds.

Shakespeare rightly said, "All the world's a stage, and all the men and women merely players". Just never gets old. The Indian theatre has a tradition going back to at least 5000 years. There are innumerable beautiful, inspirational stories that need to reach to the people like you and me. But how do you give these stories the voice they need? Here’s how